Liquid-strainer.



F. E. GETTS.

LIQUID STRAINER. y APPLIOATION FILED JULY 12,1913.

Patented Mai-.9,1915

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E. GETTS.

LQUD STRAINER,

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1913, @$1 39;?@55 i Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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Wan@ 66%@ ERNK E. GE'TTS, OF CHCAGO, LLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Eateut.

Patented Mar.

Application filed July l2, 1913. Serial llo. 778,628.

T0 all whom t may concern v,

Be it known that l, FRANK E. Gn'r'rs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county ci Cook, and State ci illinois, have invented a certain new and useful lm pi'ovement in Liquid-Strainers, of' which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, referencebeing had. to the accompanying drawings, forming a part di this specication.

My invention relates to liquid strainers and its object is to provide a device of this class which is of durable construction, eiliv cient, and one which may be economically manufactured.

Broadly, the device of my invention comprises a suitable casing provided with inlet and outlet openings. Carried by the casing and located in the path of liquid passed through' the casing, is a suitable screen of suiliciently fine mesh to intercept all particles contained in the liquid that it is desirable to have separated from the liquid. This screen may be a flat wire screen stretched directly across the path of the liquid passed through the casing,'or it may be generally cylindrical in shape, in order to secure a maximum amount of eiective screen surface.

l have found that the screen which foi-ms a part of my liquid strainer frequently becomes clogged with dirt separated from the strained liquid. `When the screen becomes so clogged, it of course seriously iinpedes the flow of liquid through the casing, and more-- over, does not perform its function as edectujallyas it otherwise would. ln order to avoid the difficulties experienced heretofore in. the use of strainers of the general class to which my invention relates, l provide :my liquid strainer with a cleaning` device, preferably in the form .of a bristlebrushpi'or cleaning the'side ofthe screen nearest the inlet opening. The brush is normally dis posed against the strainer screen'and is provided with suitable dperating means extending through the casing, whereby said brush may be operated to clean the entire surface of the screen. The strainer casing is so conformed as to provide a dirt pocket in the lower portion thereof. When the brush is operated to clean the screenthe dirt that is removed from they screen collects in this ,dirt

pocket and is blown from the" casing through a suitable blow-.oil opening through the casing at this point. This blow-oli opening is the shoulder ll and the cap ing: .Secured to the inside of the ring 13 normally closed by means ol' a suitable valve .or othereo uifalent means.

These and other features of lhe liquid strainer oifv my invention are fort; in more detail in the following desd y "ion, and are illustrated in the accompanysiigl draw ings in which Figure l is a vertical sectional view of the strainer of my inventieri, Fig. 1)., is ay cross sectional view thereof` taken on line ile-2, of Fig'. l.` Fig. 3 illustratesa modied form ci" liquid strainer club( ig; my invention, and Fig. is i dotar.- vievv oi' he the strainer screen and support thereii: shown in vertical section in Fig'. 3. v

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

rihe embodiment of my inventA illus trated in l? l and 2. comprises a casing 5 haring' a cap clampcd'thereto by means of bolts 7, shown. rl`his casing 5 is provided with a suitable inlet opening' 8, and an outlet opening 9. which openings are preferably on diametrically opposite sides oi the casing. The casing 5 is provided with suitable annular flanges l0 at the inlet and outlet openings for connection with suitable pipes in a manner well known to those skilled in theart. The upper portion of the casing is provided with an annular shoulder ll upon which rests al ring 13, this ring being securely clamped between (5 or' the casby means of suitable screwsdl, or other fas toning means, is a wire screen l5., as shown. The lower end of the screen l5 is provided with a ring 16., which encircles the same and is secured thereto. This ring 16 rests against an annular shoulder 17 with which thc inside of the casing 5 is provided. rllhe screen is preferably provided with a center 'frame ringv 18 for the purpose of preservingthe circular' cross section ofthe screen. 'lt is evident 'from the above description that liquid entering the casing 5 through the inletJ 8 must pass through the screen 15, before it-can escape through the outlet 9. Thus the screenV l5 intercepts the dirt carried by the liquid passed through` 'the casing and ypermits only cleaned liquid to leave ,the outlet.

Iliaye bruid lthat as liquid passes through` the screen,"dirtfcllectsuponithe ,inner surface of the screen and .tends to clog the sol lill

great extent. the passage of liquid through fthe strainer casing and moreover, does not as e'ectually separate the particles ot' dirt from the liquid as it would if the screen were not so clogged. In order to clean the inside of the screen when it becomes so clogged with dirt, a suitable cleaning device carried at the inner end of a stein extends tlirou h the strainer casing and at the outer end o the stem I provide suitable means for imparting a simultaneous rotary and longitudinal moveinent'to said stem.

Extending through a stuffing box 19, in the can 6, is a stem 2O which has threaded engagement witha yoke 21 mounted upon the top of cap 6. At its upper end the stem 20 carries a suitable hand wheel 22, ae shown. As `is clearly shown in the drawings, the stem 20 is disposed coaxially with the cylindrical screen 15. At its lower end the stem is provided with a reduced portion 23 and upon this reduced portion 23 is secured the hub of a spider 24. Mounted upon each of the legs of the spider and engaging the inner surface of the screen 15, is a suitable bristle brush 25. It is evident from the drawings that when the hand wheel 22 is rotated, the stem 20 and brushes 25 are consequently rotated, and moreover, that the stem is moved longitudinally of its axis on account of its threaded engagement with the yoke 21, thus, I am enabled by simply rotating the hand wheel 22 to clean the inner surface of the screen.

Asis clearly shown in Fig. 1, the casing 5 is conformed to provide a suitable dirt pocket or well 26, which `is located below the screen 15. brushes 25 are operated to clean the inner surface of the screen, that the dirt removed from the screen will drop into the dirt well 26. The dirt pocket or well 26- is provided with a suitable blow-oit opening 27, which is normally closed by means of a valve or other suitable means illustrated at 28'. lVlieii a considerable amount of dirt has accumulated in the dirt pocket or well, the same may be readily removed by simply opening the valve 28, whereupon the liquid entering the inlet 8 serves to Jblow the accumulated dirt through the opening 2T.

The embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4, comprises` a casingl c0nsisting of two members 30 and 31 clamped together by means of bolts 32. The casing is provided with suitable inlet and outlet openings, shown at 33 and 34, respectively. The member 30 is provided with an inwardly., projecting shoulder 35 against which 'rests' a screen frame 36 as shown, this It is evident that when thev screen frame being secured in position by any suitable means. Carried by the :trame 3G, is a suitable wire screen 37, which is similar to the screen shown in Figs 1. andk 2, except that in the present instance, the screen is ilat instead ci.' cylindrical in shape. The upper poi-tion of the casing is provided with a suitable stul'ing box 38, through which extends a rod 39, 'provided at its upper end with a suitable handle 40. At its lower end the iod is provided with a suitable bristle brusli 11, which engages the side of the screen 3T nearest the inlet opening 33. rThe brush Li1 is, of course, operated to clean the screen 37 by moving the rod 39 up and down. Located in the lower portion of the casing is a suitable dirt pocket or well 42 provided' with a. blow-off opening 43 and a closure 44 in the fo'rin of a valve. The screen :trame 36 shown in detail in Fig. 41, comprises a substantially rectangular frame 'provided with suitable cross pieces, as

shown.

lVhile I have referred t0 the strainer 'of my invention as a liquid strainer, it is, of course, evident that my strainer may be employed for cleaning fluids of all kinds whatsoever, whether .they be gases or liquids. Moreover', while I have illustrated iny invention in kthe particular embodi? ments herein shown Aand described, I do not limit myself to these particular constructions, but desire to claim any equiva.

lents thereof which may suggest themselves to those skilled in the art. I

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

A liquid strainer comprising a casinghaving inlet and outlet passages and a blow oli' passage, a thin cylindrical wire screen in said casing interposed between said inlet and outlet, a plurality of1 small substantially rectangular brushes bearing on the interior of said screen, and disposed at a pluralityY of substantially equidistant' ipoints lying substantially iii the same plane on the interior of said screen, Aa spider having a plurality of arms for 'supporting said brushes, a screw threaded yoke attached to said casing, a screw threaded shaft passing through said yoke and casing, and secured to said spider, said shaft having motion aX- vially suiicient to move each of `said brushes FRANK E. GE'ITS.

.Witnesses ALBERT G. MCCALEB, .LEONARD E. Boeim. 

